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DUMBO Residents Push for Task Force to Address Street Vending Concerns

March 6th, 2025|

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"Bring all stakeholders together, not just enforcement agencies. We believe that bringing in education and invite them to do outreach and educate the vendors on the rules will go a long way," said Mohamed Attia, managing director of the Street Vendor Project.”

Two Black New Yorkers Die in NYC Correction Custody as Future of City Jails Loom

March 6th, 2025|

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““It’s been two decades since I was on Rikers Island going back and forth to court, but what I recall is they wake you up between 3 a.m. [and] 4 a.m … they load everybody basically on the bus,” said Freedom Agenda co-director Darren Mack. “You probably won’t see a judge until after one o’clock. Some people don’t see a judge at all.”

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